Brief Life History of Ella May
When Ella May Reavis was born in 1902, in Kentucky, United States, her father, John Calvin Reavis, was 31 and her mother, Rebecca Vadella Bynum, was 31. She married John Sam Ruark on 9 December 1919, in Massac, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Magisterial District 3, McCracken, Kentucky, United States in 1940. She died in 1969, in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 67.
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Sources (6)
- Ela M Ruark in household of John S Ruark, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ela Mae Reavis Ruark, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Ela May Reavis, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1904 · The Black Patch War
From 1904-1909, the Black Patch War took place. This was a war between about 30 counties in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee. The war was mostly over the Dark Fired Tobacco that was produced in the area during this time.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Reeves .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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